Archives - 04 October 2012, Thursday

When Senn was first given his assignment to compare two months of weather satellite data with 830 million GPS records of 80 million taxi trips, he was a little disappointed. "Everyone in Singapore knows it's impossible to get a taxi in a rainstorm," says Senn, "so I expected the data ...

NORTH CAROLINA - The days of carting boxes of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts back to Singapore from overseas will soon be over. Krispy Kreme Doughnuts today said it signed a deal with Star360 Group to bring its doughnut shops here, expanding its international presence. Through the agreement, ...

The National Stadium is expected to be completed in 2014. (Photo courtesy of Arup) The new Singapore National Stadium is set to be the world's largest dome structure. On schedule and slated for completion in 2014, the centerpiece of the Sports Hub will boast of a 310-metre wide steel ...

NORTH CAROLINA - The days of carting boxes of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts back to Singapore from overseas will soon be over. Krispy Kreme Doughnuts today said it signed a deal with Star360 Group to bring its doughnut shops here, expanding its international presence. Through the agreement, ...

Greyson Chance in Malaysia earlier this year during promo tour Greyson Chance just released a couple of videos telling his fans in KL, KK, and Kuching Malaysia that he would be visiting them later this month as part of his upcoming EP promotion. Watch: Greyson’s latest message to fans...

SINGAPORE: Doughnut lovers in Singapore will soon no longer have to bring home boxes of Krispy Kreme doughnuts whenever they return from overseas. Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Corporation on Thursday announced that it has signed an agreement with Star360 Group to bring its doughnut shops to...

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You've read their stories and seen them in action. (If you haven't, you can click the Profiles link in the menu on the right to do so.) Now, it is time to have your say. Choose up to five girls and five boys who you think are worthy of forming the Top 10 Finalists for The New Paper Sc...

A Singapore parody of Gangnam Style, the mega-hit by South Korean rapper Psy, has caught the eye of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. PM Lee shared the video, which was produced for Children's Day today, and stars a seven- year-old boy, on his Facebook page on Thursday evening, saying t...

WASHINGTON (AFP) - In a campaign dominated by talk of high unemployment and soaring deficits, Mitt Romney's threat to sack one particular government employee - Sesame Street's Big Bird - has ruffled feathers. In an otherwise strong performance in the first presidential debate on Wedne...

have the analysis ever driven (or just follow a taxi driver) to know why its useless to drive around in the rain? 1) the flag down rate decreases cause EVERYBODY will be at the taxi stands or calling 2) Traffic will slow down and its wasting time and petrol to search for customers (ma...

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Indian Oil Corp. (530965.BY) is set to join a growing band of issuers from the country to tap the Singapore dollar bond market, as they seek to access the island's private-banking wealth and take advantage of more attractive foreign-exchange costs.The refiner--India's largest listed c...

LONDON (AFP) - The Beatles' debut tune that launched Britain into the Swinging Sixties and helped to ignite a worldwide obsession for the four-man band from Liverpool celebrates its 50th birthday on Friday. Even though it only peaked at number 17 on the British charts, the single "Lov...

By April 2013, the new National Stadium will take its place on the Singapore skyline - and in the record books. The steel support structure of the stadium's distinctive, dome-shaped, retractable roof - spanning 310m - will be complete by then, exactly a year before the entire Sports H...

JROCK EVOLUTION 2012 in Singapore! Hello everyone, here's the goods list for the concerts. We have MUCC, UNiTE and Alice Nine goods for sale. Please note that goods only available for concerts patrons. You need to show your tickets to purchase official JROCK EVOLUTION 2012 in Singapor...

Schoolgirls sneak into rooftop garden at Jurong West Customers wait 45 mins for seats hogged by students at Tampines Starbucks Students in uniform get intimate behind bushes near Chinese Garden Instead of paying attention during lecture, these undergrads play computer games These prim...

Who will take one step closer to the RHB Singapore Cup final- Tampines Rovers or Loyola Meralco Sparks? Find out LIVE on ESPNSTAR.com! Loyola have been impressive so far in their first appearance in the Singapore Cup, beating Geylang United in their opening match before seeing off a g...

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's Education Ministry has decided to maintain its ban on students bringing mobile phones to school, said Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin. Tan Sri Muhyiddin, who is also the Education Minister, said the ministry was still studying the need for students to b...